# Accessing Web Dev Mounted Resources (specifically images)

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-web-dev-mounted-resources-specifically-images/112252>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [November 18, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-web-dev-mounted-resources-specifically-images/112252 "2025-11-18T14:39:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![bmeyers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/bmeyers/32/37453_2.png) [@bmeyers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmeyers)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-web-dev-mounted-resources-specifically-images/112252/1 "2025-11-18T14:39:11Z")

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I have a web dev mounted folder called Photos pointing to a Folder Path I believe is in reference to where the Gateway is located. I have uploaded a single image there called **A.png**.

On my image component I have the source property set to the following:

```python
https://serverIPAddress:8043/system/webdev/Photos/A.png
```

but my image is not appearing in preview mode.

Am I entering the source property correctly or missing something else?

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-web-dev-mounted-resources-specifically-images/112252/2 "2025-11-18T14:41:24Z")

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Try `/system/webdev/projectName/Photos/A.png`.

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**Author:** ![bmeyers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/bmeyers/32/37453_2.png) [@bmeyers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmeyers)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2025, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-web-dev-mounted-resources-specifically-images/112252/3 "2025-11-18T16:43:24Z")

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So this is kind of a weird situation. I am running my designer on a virtual machine but Ignition itself is running on a Linux server elsewhere...

When I set the path in the web dev mounted resource I am given a selection of options from my virtual machine (running Windows) and not the actual server (running Linux).

Is this expected behavior?

If I manually type in the Linux path in the web dev mounted resources I can use it just fine with the syntax you provided.

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2025, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/accessing-web-dev-mounted-resources-specifically-images/112252/4 "2025-11-18T16:55:44Z")

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WebDev trying and failing to be helpful. 🤷‍♂️